Hummus & the Mezze Table

The Jordanian mezze ritual: hummus, mutabbal, labneh, fattoush and how mezze is shared.

No Jordanian meal begins without mezze — a spread of small dishes to share, from creamy hummus and smoky mutabbal to labneh, olives, pickles and crunchy fattoush salad. Warm bread circulates constantly.

Mezze is a social act, meant to be lingered over. Order a few and let conversation run. Travellers who hire car & driver in Jordan stop at mezze houses between sites, and full package tours to Jordan weave shared tables across the itinerary.

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